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Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman, Santa Cruz’s DeMarco Hunter share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Two uber talented and versatile high school athletes in Santa Cruz County were sensational for the duration of the 2024-25 boys basketball season.
Scotts Valley’s Brooklyn Williams, Samantha Rebbert share MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team swept the competition en route to a perfect campaign in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season.
Aptos beats Pioneer; set to host defending D-III champ SHC in semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
Senior guard Nick Tovani had 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and three assists, and the No. 1 seed Aptos High boys basketball team beat the No. 8 Pioneer 57-41 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Soquel, Scotts Valley, and St. Francis’ boys teams advance to quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Sophomore Chase Petersen and senior Nolen Westfall each scored 10 points, and the No. 7 seed Soquel High boys basketball team beat No. 10 Terra Nova 53-46 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs in Soquel on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz Warriors rally past OKC in second half, earn G League win | Local Roundup
Forward Blake Hinson produced another 30-plus points outing, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat the Oklahoma City Blue, 113-103, in their NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Aptos earns No. 1 seed in D-III, SC is No. 2; six county teams make playoffs | CCS boys basketball
Three boys basketball league champions were among the six teams from Santa Cruz County that were seeded for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs on Wednesday.
CCS basketball playoffs
Central Coast Section boys and girls basketball schedule
High School basketball: Carmel, Palma boys earn No. 2 seeds in respective divisions in CCS playoffs
Defending CCS Division IV boys’ basketball champion Carmel seeded No. 2 in section playoffs. Reigning State Division IV champion Monterey seeded No. 3 in the CCS Division III bracket. Palma awarded the No. 2 seed in Division V.
Six county teams make CCS girls basketball playoffs
Six high school girls basketball teams from Santa Cruz County qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Scotts Valley’s girls, Aptos’ boys emerge with SCCAL Tournament titles | High school basketball roundup
The best of the best locally squared off at Cabrillo College on Saturday night to battle for Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament titles in boys and girls basketball.
Four county teams cap perfect league seasons | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup
A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.
St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.
Youth-laden Harbor upsets short-handed Aptos in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.
Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.
Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.
Scotts Valley pulls away from SC, secures first SCCAL title since 2016 | Girls basketball
In a game that symbolized the “changing of the guard” in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls basketball, upstart and undefeated Scotts Valley High defeated four-time defending champion Santa Cruz 52-31 on Tuesday evening.
Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup
Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.
Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Pat Spencer scores career-high 34 points, leads Santa Cruz past Salt Lake City in G League action | Local Roundup
Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup
Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.